Microsoft AI's mission is to use AI responsibly to make everyone more informed, capable, and supported. We are expanding the Business and Strategy team, within the Office of the CEO of MAI, to run decision cadence and operations for MAI's model development, align cross functional execution, and deliver leadership ready strategic insights.
As a Principal, AI Strategy and Operations Program Manager, you will serve as a high leverage, important contributor to the broader strategic and operational needs of MAI. This role includes organizing high impact decision forums, coordinating cross functional execution of model development programs, and translating insights into recommendation memos for leadership, while helping to shape MAI's overarching strategy and align resources and governance across teams.
Responsibilities
- Gather competitive and market intelligence on other AI labs and approaches, synthesize insights into succinct briefs, and translate them into recommendation memos for leadership.
- Drive decision cadence and governance organizing and facilitating high-impact forums (e.g., model strategy reviews, councils, and executive decision reviews), and ensuring follow-through and accountability.
- Ensure high-quality decision materials by curating pre-reads, pressure-testing narratives, and managing stakeholder feedback loops so presentations and artifacts are evidence-based, crisp, and board-ready.
- Coordinate cross-functional execution of key priorities, partnering with teams to remove blockers, escalate risks, and keep initiatives on schedule.
- Build and steward relationships across internal teams and external partners, representing MAI's model development priorities in cross-Microsoft forums and helping align strategy, resources, and governance.
Qualifications
- Master's Degree in Business Administration or related field AND 3+ years consulting, investment banking, and/or program management experience OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Liberal Arts, Computer Science, or related field AND 4+ years consulting, investment banking, and/or program management experience OR equivalent experience.
- 5+ year(s) experience working in investment banking or a consultancy firm in the capacity of an Associate, Analyst, Consultant or equivalent, or otherwise as a Program Manager.
- 3+ years' experience in Strategy, Management Consulting, and/or Finance.
- Business Strategy IC5 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $130,900 – $251,900 per year.
- Business Strategy IC4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 – $203,600 per year.
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